Spelling Bee Dutch Words 2018 – Flashcards
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cockatoo
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keelhaul
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punish (someone) by dragging them through the water under the keel of a ship, either across the width or from bow to stern.
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harpoon
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furlough
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leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services.
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bowery
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among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat.
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easel
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holster
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freebooter
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a pirate or lawless adventurer.
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waffle
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trawl
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a large wide-mouthed fishing net dragged by a vessel along the bottom or in the midwater of the sea or a lake.
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uproar
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beleaguer
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lay siege to.
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cruller
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a small cake made of rich, sweetened dough twisted or curled and fried in deep fat.
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yacht
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wiseacre
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a person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-it-all.
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brackish
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decoy
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caboose
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buckwheat
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an Asian plant of the dock family that produces starchy seeds. The seeds are used for fodder and are also milled into flour that is widely used in the US.
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walrus
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howitzer
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a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.
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crimp
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bluff
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stipple
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(in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks.
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floss
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cruiser
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hustle
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klompen
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are whole feet clogs from the Netherlands.
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polder
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a piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dikes, especially in the Netherlands.
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bundle
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catkin
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a flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel. Catkins are typically downy, pendulous, composed of flowers of a single sex, and wind-pollinated.
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splice
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join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands.
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Flemish
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grabble
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feel or search with the hands; grope about.
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huckster
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a person who sells small items, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store.
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frolic
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ravel
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untangle or unravel something.
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tattle
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scum
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trek
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scrabble
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clapboard
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a long, thin, flat piece of wood with edges horizontally overlapping in series, used to cover the outer walls of buildings.
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gruff
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isinglass
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a kind of gelatin obtained from fish, especially sturgeon, and used in making jellies, glue, etc., and for clarifying ale.
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excise
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a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities.
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blister
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rabbit
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package
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muddle
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handsome
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foist
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impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
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staple
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gulden
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he basic monetary unit of the Netherlands (until the introduction of the euro), equal to 100 cents.
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mart
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screen
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guilder
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he basic monetary unit of the Netherlands (until the introduction of the euro), equal to 100 cents.
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etch
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netherlander
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dune
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croon
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ticket
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buck wagon
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a large strong wagon with the frame projecting over the wheels that is used in southern Africa for hauling loads.
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hock
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the joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backward.
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boodle
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money, especially that gained or spent illegally or improperly.
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guy
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daffodil
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loiter
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potash
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an alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide.
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scow
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a wide-beamed sailing dinghy.
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wintergreen
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trigger
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stripe
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bruin
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a bear, especially in children's fables.
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skipper
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the captain of a ship or boat.
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way wiser
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an instrument (as an odometer or pedometer) for measuring the distance traversed by a walker, vehicle, or ship.
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spoor
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the track or scent of an animal.
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mizzle
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light rain; drizzle
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school
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pickle
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snuff
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extinguish (a candle)
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mynheer
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Used as a form of polite address for a man in a Dutch-speaking area.
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waterzooi
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Used as a form of polite address for a man in a Dutch-speaking area.
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flense
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slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, especially that of a whale).
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muishond
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either of two southern African weasels that are black with white stripes and that emit a fetid odor when disturbed
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witloof
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chicory of a broadleaved variety grown for blanching.
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springbok
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a gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping (pronking) when disturbed, forming large herds on arid plains in southern Africa.
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maelstrom
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a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
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bobbejaan
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South African) a baboon. 2. a large black spider.
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keeshond
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a dog of a Dutch breed with long thick gray hair resembling a large Pomeranian.
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hollandaise
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galjoen
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black bream, or blackfish (Dichistius capensis) is a species of marine fish found only along the coast of southern Africa from Angola to South Africa. Galjoen is the national fish of South Africa.
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schipperke
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dog breed
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apartheid
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hartebeest
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also known as kongoni, is an African antelope
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keest
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inner vital substance : marrow. cold to the keest.
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wainscot
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an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.
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roodebok
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bok male goat, male antelope,
